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  • Murder of  London girl
    Murder of London girl
    Suspect arrested at Hitchin
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  • Digby, George Walter, 119, Police Constable, Sergeant, Inspector.
    Digby, George Walter, 119, Police Constable, Sergeant, Inspector.
    Retirement after 25 years service.
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  • A wrong impression of police efficiency
    A wrong impression of police efficiency
    In court to clear up a wrong impression.
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  • Bucket kicks the bucket
    Bucket kicks the bucket
    Paddy Bucket , 37 , engine driver, no fixed abode, was charged on remand with being drunk and incapable at Hitchin on Friday, and doing wilful damage at Hitchin Police Station.
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  • For stealing a gold watch, one can do 'time'
    For stealing a gold watch, one can do 'time'
    Winifred Mackey, a driver, was guilty of stealing a gold watch.
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  • Thirty-Three Previous Convictions
    Thirty-Three Previous Convictions
    Daniel Monk, labourer, summoned for using obscene language at Hitchin.
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  • Hitchin Police Station
    Hitchin Police Station
    The blue lamp from Hitchin Police Station.
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  • You need a light to see where you're going in the dark !
    You need a light to see where you're going in the dark !
    Phoebe Rowley (21) rode her bike, at night, with no front or rear light. She was fined 30 shillings.
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  • Does a farthing in damages constitute a worthwhile claim?
    Does a farthing in damages constitute a worthwhile claim?
    Mr Allison alleged that his gardener had damaged his sprouts and his strawberry bed, but the gardener argued otherwise - he said that he was following instructions.
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  • He deserved the judgement for assaulting his wife, again
    He deserved the judgement for assaulting his wife, again
    John Day was fined £3, and bound over for the sum of £10, for assaulting his wife, again. He had been fined before for the same offence.
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  • Walker, Polly
    Walker, Polly
    Suspect arrested at Hitchin - wanted for the murder of a London girl.
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  • Constable Robert Dunn - The first of many
    Constable Robert Dunn - The first of many
    The appointment of Captain Archibald Robertson as Chief Constable, on 12th April 1841, is largely regarded as the first day of the Hertfordshire Constabulary.
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  • Constable Robert Dunn - The first of many
    Constable Robert Dunn - The first of many
    The life and career of Robert Dunn and his five sons who followed in his police footsteps.
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  • Stealing was a habit, and the hidden pockets didn't help !
    Stealing was a habit, and the hidden pockets didn't help !
    Elizabeth Aldridge, a wayfarer, stole goods, and some was found concealed in special pockets sewn onto the inside of her skirts and petticoats. With previous convictions, she was sent to prison.
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  • Young, Margaret Ruby Anna
    Young, Margaret Ruby Anna
    Summer Assizes, 1910: The Letchworth Murder Charge.
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  • Herts Police Moves
    Herts Police Moves
    Recent police moves
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  • Did the shame of stealing 6 eggs lead to the attempted suicide ?
    Did the shame of stealing 6 eggs lead to the attempted suicide ?
    Eleanor Chalkley stole eggs from her employer and, as a result, she attempted suicide. Her employer advised the Court that he did not wish to press the case.
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  • Cowardly assault on a police officer
    Cowardly assault on a police officer
    A cowardly assault on a Police Officer left him battered.
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  • Another Lighting Order Prosecution
    Another Lighting Order Prosecution
    Mr. George Kryn, managing director of the Kryn Laboratory Metal Works, Letchworth, was summoned for contravening the Lighting Order by failing to have a light at his residence properly obscured or shaded.
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  • Petty  sessions - excerpts - eggs & football
    Petty sessions - excerpts - eggs & football
    Walter Stringer charged with taking three partridge eggs.
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  • Licensee's serious offence of buying army forage
    Licensee's serious offence of buying army forage
    Edward Boxall (61), licensee of the Red Lion public-house, Bucklersbury, Hitchin, and his son were charged with buying Army forage.
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  • A case for pity and not for punishment
    A case for pity and not for punishment
    Lizzie Pike (48), pleaded guilty to committing bigamy.
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  • Ison, William, 169, Police Constable.
    Ison, William, 169, Police Constable.
    The death took place suddenly at Cambridge Hospital on Tuesday, following an operation for appendicitis, of PC Ison.
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  • Cowardly assault on a child
    Cowardly assault on a child
    George Bates, a drover, was charged with using obscene language on the highway and assaulting and beating Joan Wingrave at the same date and place.
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